Asian sesame salmon

Asian sesame salmon, beautifully caramelized. Asian sauce is made by mixing together the sesame oil, honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce, red curry paste until honey is melted and blended beautifully with other ingredients. Serve this amazing salmon over rice, quinoa, or veggies.

I love good quality wild fresh salmon! This salmon you see on the photos is directly from the famous Seattle seafood market, and it is SO-O-O GOOD! Especially when you turn it into an Asian sesame salmon, beautifully caramelized and a little charred:

For this dish, I made a very simple but oh-so-flavorful Asian sauce, by mixing together the sesame oil, honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce, red curry paste until honey melted and blended beautifully with other ingredients. This creates a very tasty and gooey Asian sauce that is SPICY, SWEET, and SOUR - all at the same time! 

Then I broiled the fish for about 5-7 minutes to caramelize the salmon, brushing with the sauce. As the final touch, I reduced the sauce slightly on the stove top and then poured it over the fish! Very simple? Yes! Very rich in flavor? Absolutely! Serve this Asian sesame salmon over quinoa, rice or your favorite veggies.

4.43 from 7 votes

Asian Sesame Salmon

Asian sesame salmon, beautifully caramelized.  Asian sauce is made by mixing together the sesame oil, honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce, red curry paste until honey is melted and blended beautifully with other ingredients.   Serve this amazing salmon over rice, quinoa, or veggies.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Servings 4 people

Calories per serving 445 kcal

Author: Julia

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb salmon or use four 6-ounce salmon fillets
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• ¼ cup honey
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice or lime juice, freshly squeezed
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon red curry paste
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds toasted
• salt and pepper

Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• In a small pan on low heat, whisk together the sesame oil, honey, rice vinegar, lemon juice, soy sauce, red curry paste until honey melts and blends with other ingredients.
• Place salmon skin-side down in a baking dish, pour half the sauce over it, bake for about 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Increase oven temperature to broil. Place the fish back in the oven and broil for 5-7 more minutes, brushing with the sauce.
• Remove skin from the salmon, pour sauce from the baking dish back into the small pan in step 2 (to the remaining half of the sauce) and reduce it slightly on medium heat. Pour the reduce sauce (glaze) over salmon. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

Nutrition

Nutrition Information

Asian Sesame Salmon

Amount per Serving

Calories

445

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

24

g

37

%

Saturated Fat

 

3

g

19

%

Cholesterol

 

93

mg

31

%

Sodium

 

579

mg

25

%

Potassium

 

891

mg

25

%

Carbohydrates

 

20

g

7

%

Sugar

 

18

g

20

%

Protein

 

35

g

70

%

Vitamin A

 

660

IU

13

%

Vitamin C

 

3.2

mg

4

%

Calcium

 

84

mg

8

%

Iron

 

2.6

mg

14

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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